Portland Fire & Rescue got the call around 1 p.m. that there had been a “large audible boom” in the Hazelwood neighborhood, followed by reports that a row of arborvitae was on fire, the agency ...

Organizers postponed the yearly Cutie Parade by one day to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19 due to severe weather forecasts that included heavy rain and tornado watches.

Conifers, especially arborvitae, cedar, juniper and pine, are the most frequently damaged host plants, but I’ve seen them on deciduous trees such as sycamore, maple, locust, boxelder, walnut, fruit ...